We might be just be a matter of days into November, but Cambridgeshire has already seen its first cases of the norovirus.

There have already been nine cases of the common stomach bug so far this season at Cambridge University Hospitals which runs Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals.

Also called the "winter vomiting bug" because it's more common in winter, the bug causes diarrhoea and vomiting and can spread very easily.

Many of the cases happened on G3, a Department of Medicine for the Elderly ward, which had to be closed for 14 days before reopening on Saturday.

A Cambridge University Hospitals spokesman said: “We are already seeing cases of norovirus both in the community and within hospitals in the region, despite it being early in the season for the winter vomiting bug.

“The message to the public is the same as always. Please do not visit the hospital if you have had sickness and diarrhoea in the last 48 hours.